AVES ISLAND. 71 



and longitude 63° 38' west, in tlie Caribbean sea ; that tliey arrived 

 off the said island on the second day of February, one thousand eight 

 hundred and fifty-five, and came to anchor ; that at the same time of 

 their coming to anchor the colors of the Venezuelan government were 

 flying on the island; that at 5, p. m., the first mate went ashore in one 

 of the boats of said ship for the purpose of making arrangements to 

 load the vessel with guano ; that on his landing he was met by an 

 oflicer of the aforesaid government of Venezuela with a file of thirty 

 armed men luTio forhid him in the name of the said government from 

 malcing any such arrangements and ordered him off the island; that the 

 said first mate then returned to the ship accompanied by the said 

 Venezuelan officer and tliree of the soldiers ; that on their arrival at 

 the ship the said Venezuelan officer ordered the master of the ship to 

 get underway and leave the island, which he accordingly did, not 

 having the means or nower wherewith to resist said order, 



GEOKGE W. NICKELS, Master 

 HENEY C. DEAKBOKN, First Mate. 

 PATRICK SCALLAN, Second Mate. 



Wherefore, the said George W. Nickels, master and commander as 

 aforesaid, hath requested me to protest, and I the said notary, at such 

 his request, have protested, and by these presents do publicly and 

 solemnly protest against the governments of Venezuela and the United 

 States of America, and all foreign princes and powers, and against all 

 and every person or persons whom it doth, shall, or may concern, for 

 all manner of losses, costs, damages, charges, expenses and injuries 

 whatsoever, which the said ship James N. Cooper, her owners, freight- 

 ers, or charterers, have already sustained, or may hereafter sustain, 

 by reason or means of the foregoing premises. 



Tlius done and protested, in the city of New York, this twentieth 

 day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred 

 and fifty-five. 



r -| In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed 



L ■ -I my official seal the day and year last above written. 



JOHN NEILSON, 



Notary Puhlic. 



United States or America^ ) , 



State, City, and County of Neiv York, ) 



I, John Neilson, a notary public in and for said city and county, 

 duly commissioned and sworn, dwelling in said city, do hereby certify 

 that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an original protest on 

 file in my office. 



In testimony whereof, I have hereto set my hand and affixed my 

 r -| official seal this twentieth day of February, one thousand 

 LSEAL.J .^_^^ hundred and fifty-five. 



JOHN NEILSON, 



Notary Public. 



